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Procurement Intern Review

at Philip

Placement (10 Months+)

Procurement

Farnborough, Berkshire

Review Submitted: September 2025

Overall Rating

5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
• Worked in the EMEA North-West Procurement team with a focus on the UKI, France and Nordic markets.
• Coordinating multi-million-pound procurement projects.
• Maintaining and improving relationships with suppliers, evaluating their performance and assisting with negotiations
• Analysing data to identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Supporting the implementation of new global procurement processes.
• Developed a strategy to maintain a robust and qualified supplier list.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
quite a lot
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Learned and developed
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A lot
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very friendly and everyone was willing to help.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Enjoyed it a lot
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Philip to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Philip
Just be yourself in the hiring process as a lot of the successful applicants got their roles because of their personality and how they would fit into the team.

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Philip
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Yes
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